Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) male in flight – Cape West Cape, South Africa

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Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) male in flight – Cape West Cape, South Africa

A challenging photo taken at some 80 metres.  Shows all the diagnostic elements not often seen on a static bird. It moves very fast when taking off so picture taken with my finger on the button for quite a while. Taken at 4000th second with Nikos 520mm F2.8 lens with 1.7 converter and at 800 ISO!

This Whinchat is a vagrant to South Arica with only 3 recorded sightings in the past 20 years (Ref. SASOL Birds).

  • Species:Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
  • Bird Type:Male in flight
  • FamilyChats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
  • Date Taken20240512
  • Location:Strandfonrtein, Cape Town
  • Area:Western Cape
  • Country:South Africa
  • Region:Al Africa South of Sahara
Photo File Ref: BOA46003ac Whinchat (m) 3 Strandfontein Cape Town, RSA May24 PH850_3691
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